running backs

[Harlan Huckleby]

Maybe Starks fell off the cliff over the off-season,

yes, that's what happened. They should have seen it in preseason and cut him. Not too late to find a better player.

I agree that carrying a #3 is not ideal, but if TT is unwilling to admit his mistake with Starks, then carrying a #3 is better than the situation they have now.

[Maxie the Taxi]

Keeping Montgomery and/or Cobb in the backfield (I seem to remember one snap where they both were there) is cute, but someone please refresh my memory...has anything good ever happened from that set? IMO Montgomery looks out of his element back there and Cobb doesn't have the acceleration he used to have. Neither one of them looks much like Darren Sproles.

[Patler]

yes, that's what happened. They should have seen it in preseason and cut him. Not too late to find a better player.

I agree that carrying a #3 is not ideal, but if TT is unwilling to admit his mistake with Starks, then carrying a #3 is better than the situation they have now.

Preseason didn't prove anything with respect to Starks. It would have been premature to release him based on 15-20 carries in an offense run by a 3rd or 4th string QB behind 2nd string linemen and linemen who are no longer in the NFL. It might even be premature to give up on him completely based on 4 games so far, but they do need to be working on a contingency plan (and I suspect they have).

[Patler]

Keeping Montgomery and/or Cobb in the backfield (I seem to remember one snap where they both were there) is cute, but someone please refresh my memory...has anything good ever happened from that set? IMO Montgomery looks out of his element back there and Cobb doesn't have the acceleration he used to have. Neither one of them looks much like Darren Sproles.

Last year it was a new wrinkle that looked like it had potential. Not so much this year.

Some pre-draft summaries pegged Montgomery as having more potential as a running back than as a WR, but I agree he looks uncomfortable there this year so far.

[RashanGary]

Yeah, maxie, might be good to see Montgomery at rb. We have a lot of WRs. Let's give it a try.

[Bretsky]

I've been asking for a scat back for years; we don't value them.

We had CJ Spiller in for workout after he was cut.

He left GB, went to Seattle, and they closed the deal and signed him

We just have never been deep there.

[King Friday]

Releasing Kuhn was a no brainer, not a dead brainer. Kuhn has scored some TDs for New Orleans. Is his overall play still at high level? Maybe so. If so, I still say TT made a reasonable choice by keeping 1 FB. I'm not moved by Kuhn's emergency RB potential. But pretty much everybody and their uncle agrees that Starks has been a dud, they should have gone younger and quicker.

Ripkowski > Kuhn at this point...he'd have scored 5 TDs for the Saints by now. Considering that 13 yard run he had last week, he should be utilized more in the run game for the Packers.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I've been asking for a scat back for years;

We have one this year, Starks.

("scat" is slang for shit. Anything scatological refers to excrement — urine or feces — especially in a deliberately disgusting way. )

Can you say "scatological"?

[Anti-Polar Bear]

It's not fair, I tell you. It's just not fair.

Life's not fair.

I have a friend who went to work in a factory straight outta high school. "Nothin' wrong with that," said I. "A working class hero...(see Kap thread in FYI)

[Cheesehead Craig]

So Lacy is 50/50 at best to play and can't play that much anyways, Starks is out indefinitely, so who the fuck is going to be the main RB Sunday?

[Maxie the Taxi]

So Lacy is 50/50 at best to play and can't play that much anyways, Starks is out indefinitely, so who the fuck is going to be the main RB Sunday?

Monty.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Finally, we'll be seeing the full Monty.

[red]

Cobb or Monty will be the main back, which is pathetic

M3 just doesn't like rbs, they take away from the deep passing game

[run pMc]

As a 3rd down back or for screens/swing passes I could see them going with Montgomery. I think Cobb neck injury precludes him from playing RB.
I also think playing them as a RB with runs straight up behind Lang are stupid. They'd need to open up a huge hole in the defense's front for that to make sense, otherwise you're just beating up your WR's.

Hey, maybe they can use Janis as a RB.

[Rutnstrut]

The ONLY bonus of using Cobb/Monte in the backfield is when they get hurt, and they will. Stubby will finally have to play Janis and Abbrederis.